Orlando Council Salutes Police For Solving Killings

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The Orlando City Council applauded 21 members of the Police Department Monday for solving a spate of killings in the past month.

''No city is without crime,'' Mayor Bill Frederick said. ''I think it's how a city responds to crime that sets the agenda and sets it apart from other cities.''

Police Chief Tom Hurlburt introduced almost two dozen detectives, crime scene technicians and supervisors to the council. ''It took a tremendous amount of work 24 hours a day for these detectives to solve these cases, supported by the technicians,'' Hurlburt said.

The work led to the arrests of suspects in the killing of Ann Mintner, 76, who was shot along Lake Davis, and Shealine Atwell, 35, who was shot while walking on West Livingston Street.